| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Filip Kaliszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Eaton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Gamino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Hershel Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Ricky Tyre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roberto Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Macdonald (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Fred Aldridge (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Beatty (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Akron | William Beatty swats the short shot by Steven Gamino | 37-33 |
| 19:47 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 19:40 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin blows the layup but he's fouled by Filip Kaliszewski - foul #2 on Filip Kaliszewski, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG) Lawrence Draper, Filip Kaliszewski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 19:40 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:40 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 19:27 | Akron | Dennis Bui loses the dribble to Ricky Tyre | 37-35 |
| 19:24 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald throws it down on a nice dish by Ricky Tyre | 37-37 |
| 19:07 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-37 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses the tip | 37-37 |
| 19:04 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Michael Macdonald | 37-37 |
| 18:40 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Macdonald | 37-39 |
| 18:27 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 18:26 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Aldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:22 | Northern Illinois University | Jimmy Eaton takes the ball from Ricky Tyre | 37-39 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses the lay-in | 37-39 |
| 18:00 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:54 | Northern Illinois University | The jumper by Ricky Tyre is denied by Steven Gamino | 37-39 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Steven Gamino pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:33 | Akron | Hershel Moore buries a shot from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 17:16 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Roberto Martin and he's hacked by Steven Gamino - foul #2 on Steven Gamino, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (PG), Filip Kaliszewski (SG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Ben Morrow (PF), Keneth Ivy (C) Dennis Bui, Lisimba Adeyemo, Jimmy Eaton, Steven Gamino, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Lamothe (PF), Edward Williams (C) Fred Aldridge, William Beatty | |
| 17:16 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre misses the free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:16 | Akron | Ben Morrow pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Thiel | 42-41 |
| 17:00 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Draper | 44-43 |
| 16:18 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Lamothe is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Lamothe, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Raymond Samuels (SF) Lawrence Draper, Christopher Thiel | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lloyd Leslie (PG), John Shockley (SG), Eugene Houghton (SF) Ricky Tyre, Roberto Martin, Michael Macdonald | |
| 16:07 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Lloyd Leslie - foul #2 on Lloyd Leslie, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (PG) Albert Hardy | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 16:07 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:07 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 15:51 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley is fouled on the floor by Keneth Ivy - foul #3 on Keneth Ivy, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Christopher Thiel (SF) Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey (PF), William Beatty (C) Thomas Lamothe, Edward Williams | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Filip Kaliszewski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ben Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keneth Ivy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Lloyd Leslie (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Shockley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Houghton (fresh) PF - Leland Laffey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William Beatty (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Northern Illinois University | Filip Kaliszewski picks off the pass by Eugene Houghton | 46-43 |
| 15:27 | Akron | Ben Morrow can't finish the layup | 46-43 |
| 15:26 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 15:20 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty loses the dribble to Christopher Thiel | 46-43 |
| 14:55 | Akron | Christopher Thiel is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Christopher Thiel, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Eaton (PG), Raymond Samuels (SF), Steven Gamino (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Albert Hardy, Christopher Thiel, Ben Morrow, Keneth Ivy | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre (PG), Roberto Martin (SG), Michael Macdonald (SF) Lloyd Leslie, John Shockley, Eugene Houghton | |
| 14:39 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 14:37 | Akron | Steven Gamino grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 14:20 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-43 |
| 14:03 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Ricky Tyre and he's fouled by Steven Gamino - foul #3 on Steven Gamino, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (PG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Ben Morrow (PF), Keneth Ivy (C) Jimmy Eaton, Raymond Samuels, Steven Gamino, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edward Williams (C) William Beatty | |
| 14:03 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 13:41 | Akron | Edward Williams steals it from Ben Morrow | 49-46 |
| 13:22 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Leland Laffey is denied by Christopher Thiel | 49-46 |
| 13:20 | Akron | Ben Morrow grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Keneth Ivy is fouled on the floor by Leland Laffey - foul #4 on Leland Laffey, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Eaton (PG), Raymond Samuels (SF), Steven Gamino (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Lawrence Draper, Christopher Thiel, Ben Morrow, Keneth Ivy | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lloyd Leslie (PG), Fred Aldridge (PF) Ricky Tyre, Leland Laffey | |
| 12:46 | Akron | Hershel Moore misses the lay-in | 49-46 |
| 12:45 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:40 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lloyd Leslie | 49-48 |
| 12:17 | Akron | Hershel Moore misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 12:16 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Aldridge pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 12:10 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Gamino swats the short shot by Roberto Martin | 49-48 |
| 12:09 | Akron | Steven Gamino grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 11:49 | Akron | Hershel Moore misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Macdonald - foul #3 on Michael Macdonald, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (PG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Ben Morrow (PF) Jimmy Eaton, Raymond Samuels, Steven Gamino | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre (PG), John Shockley (SF), William Beatty (C) Roberto Martin, Michael Macdonald, Edward Williams | |
| 11:49 | Akron | Hershel Moore makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:49 | Akron | Hershel Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Filip Kaliszewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ben Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hershel Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Ricky Tyre (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Leslie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Shockley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Aldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Beatty (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 11:27 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| 11:15 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Leslie - foul #3 on Lloyd Leslie, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Eaton (PG), Keneth Ivy (C) Lawrence Draper, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 10:59 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Shockley - foul #2 on John Shockley, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (PG) Christopher Thiel | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 10:59 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:41 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Draper steals it from John Shockley | 53-50 |
| 10:15 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 10:14 | Northern Illinois University | Lloyd Leslie snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 10:09 | Northern Illinois University | Lloyd Leslie comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-50 |
| 10:08 | Akron | Ben Morrow grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 09:49 | Akron | John Shockley steals the ball from Ben Morrow | 53-50 |
| 09:28 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Ricky Tyre | 53-52 |
| 09:05 | Akron | Keneth Ivy misses the turnaround in the paint | 53-52 |
| 09:04 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Fred Aldridge | 53-52 |
| 08:59 | Northern Illinois University | Lloyd Leslie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 08:58 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty misses the tip | 53-52 |
| 08:57 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ben Morrow | 53-52 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski double dribbles | 53-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Steven Gamino (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Lawrence Draper, Filip Kaliszewski, Jimmy Eaton, Ben Morrow, Keneth Ivy | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton (PG), Roberto Martin (SG), Michael Macdonald (SF), Thomas Lamothe (PF), Edward Williams (C) Ricky Tyre, Lloyd Leslie, John Shockley, Fred Aldridge, William Beatty | |
| 08:28 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Williams misses long on a turnaround from close range | 53-52 |
| 08:27 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton grabs the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 08:14 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Lamothe | 53-54 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Hershel Moore comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 53-54 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Steven Gamino tips it back up and in | 55-54 |
| 07:54 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin drills a floater from the right wing set up by Michael Macdonald | 55-56 |
| 07:46 | Akron | Christopher Thiel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 55-56 |
| 07:44 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) SF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Steven Gamino (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Hershel Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Eugene Houghton (fresh) SG - Roberto Martin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Macdonald (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Lamothe (fresh) C - Edward Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Gamino - foul #4 on Steven Gamino, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), Filip Kaliszewski (SG), Raymond Samuels (SF) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Christopher Thiel | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey (PF) Thomas Lamothe | |
| 07:40 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:40 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:40 | Akron | The rebound goes to Steven Gamino | 55-57 |
| 07:35 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Roberto Martin - foul #1 on Roberto Martin, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Eaton (PG) Dennis Bui | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 07:35 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:35 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:17 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton can't finish the layup | 57-57 |
| 07:15 | Akron | Steven Gamino grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Raymond Samuels knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Jimmy Eaton | 59-57 |
| 06:34 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Edward Williams and the foul's on Raymond Samuels - foul #1 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Keneth Ivy (C) Jimmy Eaton, Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre (PG) Eugene Houghton | |
| 06:34 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin misses the free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:34 | Akron | Keneth Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 06:21 | Akron | Steven Gamino is hacked by Leland Laffey - foul #5 on Leland Laffey, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG) Dennis Bui, Filip Kaliszewski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Lamothe (PF), William Beatty (C) Leland Laffey, Edward Williams | |
| 06:21 | Akron | Steven Gamino makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:21 | Akron | Steven Gamino makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:11 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre misses badly on a shot from the left side | 61-59 |
| 06:10 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald tips it but misses | 61-59 |
| 06:08 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Lamothe tips it but misses | 61-59 |
| 06:06 | Akron | Keneth Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:46 | Akron | Steven Gamino can't connect on a shot near the basket | 61-59 |
| 05:44 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Lamothe pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:39 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin misses the shot from just outside the lane | 61-59 |
| 05:38 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin tips it home | 61-61 |
| 05:12 | Akron | William Beatty denies the turnaround by Keneth Ivy | 61-61 |
| 05:10 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Lamothe snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 05:03 | Northern Illinois University | Keneth Ivy takes the ball from William Beatty | 61-61 |
| 04:36 | Akron | Keneth Ivy misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on William Beatty - foul #2 on William Beatty, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Eaton (PG), Filip Kaliszewski (SG), Raymond Samuels (SF), Ben Morrow (PF) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Christopher Thiel, Steven Gamino | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lloyd Leslie (PG), John Shockley (SG), Eugene Houghton (SF), Fred Aldridge (PF), Edward Williams (C) Ricky Tyre, Roberto Martin, Michael Macdonald, Thomas Lamothe, William Beatty | |
| 04:36 | Akron | Keneth Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:36 | Akron | Keneth Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:22 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 63-61 |
| 04:20 | Northern Illinois University | Lloyd Leslie pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 04:14 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Williams buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Leslie | 63-63 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Keneth Ivy makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Filip Kaliszewski | 65-63 |
| 03:41 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton misses the shot in the paint | 65-63 |
| 03:39 | Akron | Keneth Ivy gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jimmy Eaton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Filip Kaliszewski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ben Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Keneth Ivy (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Lloyd Leslie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Shockley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Houghton (fresh) PF - Fred Aldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:14 | Akron | Ben Morrow misses the floater in the lane | 65-63 |
| 03:13 | Akron | Ben Morrow tips it home | 67-63 |
| 02:54 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Aldridge knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Lloyd Leslie | 67-65 |
| 02:25 | Akron | Keneth Ivy misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 67-65 |
| 02:23 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Aldridge pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:23 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (PG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Steven Gamino (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Jimmy Eaton, Raymond Samuels, Ben Morrow, Keneth Ivy | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre (PG), Roberto Martin (SG), Michael Macdonald (SF), William Beatty (C) Lloyd Leslie, John Shockley, Eugene Houghton, Edward Williams | |
| 02:21 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Draper is called for the reach on Ricky Tyre in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Draper, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| 02:21 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:21 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:04 | Akron | Hershel Moore is fouled on the floor by William Beatty - foul #3 on William Beatty, team foul #10 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG) Lawrence Draper | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 02:04 | Akron | Hershel Moore makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:04 | Akron | Hershel Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:45 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Thiel - foul #4 on Christopher Thiel, team foul #9 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (PG), Jimmy Eaton (SF) Dennis Bui, Christopher Thiel | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 01:45 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:45 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:16 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Draper | 72-68 |
| 00:56 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Aldridge misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-68 |
| 00:54 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty tips it home | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Macdonald - foul #4 on Michael Macdonald, team foul #11 | 72-70 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 74-70 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Lawrence Draper snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Akron | Ricky Tyre is called for the reach on Lawrence Draper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricky Tyre, team foul #12 | 74-70 |
| 00:21 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:21 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:15 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Aldridge | 76-73 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski is fouled in the backcourt by Roberto Martin - foul #2 on Roberto Martin, team foul #13 | 76-73 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-73 |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Aldridge snags the offensive board | 77-73 |
| 00:04 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ricky Tyre | 77-76 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Tyre - foul #2 on Ricky Tyre, team foul #14 | 77-76 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton misses the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty snags the defensive board | 78-76 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-76 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre misses short on a fullcourt shot | 78-76 |